In her first three years, Lynora Sapp became the acknowledged First Lady of Real Estate in Athens and Clarke County. After teaching in public school for 32 years, Lynora entered the the real estate profession in 1981, at a time when interest rates were 16% and 17%. In her first year she was named to the Athens Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club and won the New Face of the Year Award. From 1982 to 1983, Lynora's annual sales went from $2 million a year to approximately $4 million, increasing sales $1 million a year. The first lady ever to be awarded life membership in the Athens Board of Realtors, Lynora has over 28 years in real estate. In each of 20 years Lynora was voted the Athens Area Homebuilders Association Realtor of the year. Lynora has sold 2870 homes totalling over 256 million.